GRE Word List

ROUSING

giving rise to excitement : stirring

The meaning of the word rousing is giving rise to excitement : stirring.

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WordMeaning
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smudgeto make a smudge on
contextthe parts of a discourse that surround a word or passage and can throw light on its meaning
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